"Think before you speak, and don't speak all that you think." - old American proverb
I think I have trouble with that last part.
another one;
"Think twice and say nothing."
Now I am getting better at that one.

2000.... 2012..... 2014...... now 15..... will we survive to 16?

Who can explain to me why gas is suddenly so cheap?
and if it is now so cheap... Why was it so expensive to begin with?

"Only in the dictionary does success come before work" - unknown author

 
It is interesting that the Creator(God) has not just wiped out all things human already.
Humans bring destruction to everything they touch. Why does the all-powerful allow them to remain?
There must be a purpose.
Why allow us to remain unless there is something we must achieve?
something to be achieved... a higher thing to be reached for.

Why not remove humans from the earth and let the animals have it to live in balance and harmony.
What would happen without humans? ...
are humans the top of the food chain, and without them certain animal populations would grow out of control?
Or would disease take them? Certainly God has designed it so that natural attrition would take them
through disease...
Are humans the only biological creatures that kill one another? ... a necessary way to control our own
populations since we are the top of the food chain?

Yet it seems unlikely, for surely, if we did not interfere with God's design, natural attrition and disease
would take us as well.

Having both the knowledge and ability to save lives,  yet we seem propelled to take them...
even the lives of other humans.
Other species may fight among themselves, but do they kill one another? ... maybe some, and
maybe on occasion... but most certainly they do not kill one another deliberately with purpose,
and in large numbers, as humans do.
So why does God allow humans to continue in existence?
There must be some purpose...
some higher thing to be reached for.

It is cold today...
and lacking in sunshine...

Jack Ma... fascinating man... love listening to him.
He's a tremendous example of where having initiative can take you.
He was not a man that was 'handed' anything. Many could learn from his example.

"At an early age, Ma developed a desire to learn English so he rode his bike for 45 minutes each morning
in order to go to a nearby hotel and converse with foreigners. He would guide them around the city
for free in order to practice and improve his English."

He talks about how his interaction with the foreigners, opened his mind to thinking.

I cringe whenever I hear the media speaking of 'the president's legacy concerns'.  Is it really all about ego
for our leaders?  Who cares if they leave a legacy, as long as they lead the country, and maintain its survival.  
I not only cringe but it makes me very angry.  Can it be only me?

If we can shut down the flow of money to Iran,
why can we not shut down the flow of money to ISIS?

Frank is my great tempter... everyday he makes me want coffee, and I must resist this temptation. 

So, I wonder if anyone remembers me saying this awhile back;
"I can't believe after all these years, and all the changes to everything else, they still haven't come up with
a better way to package plastic wrap."

Turns out it is only me that is dense.... maybe ?
Was anyone else aware of the tabs on the ends of the box that you push in to keep the roll of plastic in place
while you are pulling it out?
I never knew.
I stumbled upon this video the other day... and, um, felt kind of dumb...
life hacks
I really like the tie trick too.

Biden ? - Clinton ?

Good Lord, help us... which could be worse ?

There is more news today than I feel capable of catching up with.  

If congress thumbed their nose at the president... I say, it is the president that thumbed his nose at our
government system first... and so, good for congress.

As I was choosing a mug for my tea today....

the song

~ I'm in the mood for love ~

popped into my head and I chose my 'Amor' mug